''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' is a

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produced by

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and loosely based on the book of the same name by Judi Barrett. The films have received generally positive reviews from critics. The series has grossed $517 million at the box office.

Feature films

''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' (2009)

''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2'' (2013)

''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3'' (TBA)

Television series

''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' (2017–2018)

On October 9, 2014, DHX Media announced that it would develop and produce a television series based on the film franchise, titled '' Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'', released on March 6, 2017 in the United States and April 6 of the same year in Canada. The series is traditionally animated and consists of 26 22-minute episodes. It takes place before the first film, showing Flint Lockwood as a high school student who dreams to become a serious scientist. In his adventures, he is joined by Sam Sparks, a new girl in town and the school's "wannabe" reporter, along with Flint's dad Tim, Steve the Monkey, Manny as the head of the school's audiovisual club, Earl as a school gym teacher, Brent as a baby wear model, and mayor Shelbourne. DHX Media handles the global television and non-US home entertainment distribution, along with worldwide merchandising rights, while Sony distributes home entertainment in the US. Commissioned by

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in Canada, the series airs on

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in the United States, and on the

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channel in other territories.

Short films

''Super Manny''

''Super Manny'' is a short film, released in October 26, 2013.

''Earl Scouts''

''Earl Scouts'' is a short film, released on October 26, 2013.

''Steve's First Bath''

''Steve's First Bath'' was released on January 28, 2014.

''Attack of the 50-Foot Gummi Bear''

''Attack of the 50-Foot Gummi Bear'' was released on January 28, 2014.

Cast and characters

* A dark gray cell indicates the character did not appear in that installment. * A indicates an actor or actress voiced a younger version of their character.

:* A dark gray cell indicates the character does not appear.

Crew

Reception

Box office performance

Critical response

References

External links

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